1881 census county

Northumberland surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Northumberland in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

9,800 surnames are listed for Northumberland, covering 392,027 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Rankin, with 171 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Northumberland

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
401	Rankin	171	0.040%	2.65x
402	Crow	170	0.040%	2.59x
403	Long	170	0.040%	0.60x
404	Dinning	169	0.040%	17.43x
405	Easton	169	0.040%	2.56x
406	Fox	169	0.040%	0.42x
407	Latimer	169	0.040%	10.10x
408	Lindsay	169	0.040%	1.19x
409	Marr	169	0.040%	3.41x
410	Briggs	168	0.040%	0.71x
411	Kay	168	0.040%	0.74x
412	Stuart	168	0.040%	1.62x
413	Weatherburn	167	0.040%	33.74x
414	Christie	166	0.040%	1.18x
415	Keen	166	0.040%	1.91x
416	Southern	166	0.040%	4.14x
417	Alder	165	0.040%	5.31x
418	Harper	165	0.040%	0.59x
419	Luke	164	0.040%	3.88x
420	Nesbitt	164	0.040%	13.73x
421	Simm	164	0.040%	9.75x
422	Thirlwell	164	0.040%	27.97x
423	Corbett	163	0.040%	1.91x
424	Daglish	163	0.040%	18.29x
425	Fawcett	163	0.040%	1.94x
426	Greener	163	0.040%	12.88x
427	Hutton	163	0.040%	1.26x
428	Bone	162	0.040%	2.01x
429	Ellis	162	0.040%	0.26x
430	Lowrey	162	0.040%	19.62x
431	Matthewson	162	0.040%	25.96x
432	Mavin	162	0.040%	49.18x
433	Renton	162	0.040%	6.08x
434	Buglass	160	0.040%	26.00x
435	Caisley	159	0.040%	51.20x
436	Hills	159	0.040%	1.32x
437	Weddell	159	0.040%	21.57x
438	Bright	158	0.040%	1.80x
439	Shields	158	0.040%	2.35x
440	Aitchison	157	0.040%	5.15x
441	Barrass	157	0.040%	14.66x
442	Mackay	157	0.040%	1.00x
443	Mordue	157	0.040%	32.88x
444	Brady	156	0.040%	2.03x
445	Gibb	156	0.040%	2.03x
446	Browell	155	0.040%	27.38x
447	Hindhaugh	155	0.040%	53.94x
448	Cowans	154	0.040%	32.35x
449	Hudspith	154	0.040%	35.73x
450	Carruthers	153	0.040%	2.66x
451	Downie	153	0.040%	3.00x
452	Longstaff	153	0.040%	4.99x
453	Towns	153	0.040%	10.98x
454	Birkett	152	0.040%	3.62x
455	Blyth	152	0.040%	2.22x
456	Boyle	152	0.040%	1.35x
457	Bradford	152	0.040%	1.79x
458	Emery	152	0.040%	1.60x
459	Fairless	152	0.040%	17.66x
460	Hindmarch	152	0.040%	18.12x
461	Wear	152	0.040%	11.17x
462	Gilchrist	151	0.030%	2.37x
463	Pyle	151	0.030%	8.51x
464	Kent	149	0.030%	0.81x
465	Lough	149	0.030%	19.19x
466	Ramshaw	149	0.030%	13.89x
467	Whitehead	149	0.030%	0.51x
468	Archer	148	0.030%	0.82x
469	Lynch	148	0.030%	1.29x
470	Sadler	148	0.030%	1.44x
471	Andrews	147	0.030%	0.35x
472	Hewitson	147	0.030%	5.72x
473	Mack	147	0.030%	3.36x
474	Chrisp	145	0.030%	31.22x
475	Drysdale	145	0.030%	3.95x
476	Blackett	144	0.030%	8.67x
477	Carmichael	144	0.030%	2.31x
478	Dick	144	0.030%	1.49x
479	Patton	144	0.030%	9.32x
480	Steele	144	0.030%	1.24x
481	Thomson	144	0.030%	0.25x
482	Arnott	143	0.030%	3.92x
483	Cuthbert	143	0.030%	2.29x
484	French	143	0.030%	0.67x
485	Heppell	143	0.030%	20.79x
486	Ryan	143	0.030%	1.06x
487	Spoors	143	0.030%	26.34x
488	West	141	0.030%	0.34x
489	Burke	140	0.030%	1.09x
490	Barber	139	0.030%	0.53x
491	Doyle	139	0.030%	1.31x
492	Elder	139	0.030%	3.03x
493	Fleming	139	0.030%	0.77x
494	Lynn	139	0.030%	3.66x
495	Whittle	139	0.030%	1.47x
496	Avery	138	0.030%	1.89x
497	Guy	138	0.030%	1.45x
498	Purdy	138	0.030%	5.57x
499	Burnett	137	0.030%	1.14x
500	Crowe	137	0.030%	3.16x